[ad_1] Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, this week to protest a proposed law that would designate organizations that receive a certain amount of funding from abroad as “foreign agents.” Riot police used water cannons and tear gas to break up the crowds. Critics of the legislation in Georgia argue that the law is modeled after a similar one in Russia that has made it harder for human rights…
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[ad_1] Scores of people attacked a Georgia state police training centre. 23 were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. Police said they burned construction equipment and threw Molotov cocktails and bricks at officers. The US state of Georgia on Monday charged 23 protesters, including a Frenchman and a Canadian, with domestic terrorism after they stormed a police training centre and threw Molotov cocktails and bricks at officers. According to police, “violent agitators” launched a coordinated…
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